Churwell Primary Academy, Leeds

In its own words: "Our core purpose is learning, and we support all children to learn from their own unique starting point. We also extend this to our Academy community and support staff and parents/carers to engage in the learning process We want children to have aspiration and use their learning and experiences at Churwell Academy to support their dreams and aspirations."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Churwell is a large, vibrant and successful Primary School with around 490 pupils from Nursery to Year 6. At Churwell we have high expectations of achievement and believe in providing all children with the skills for lifelong learning through engaging them in a rich, challenging curriculum within a shared culture of belonging to a school community and mutual respect."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £5.00 per day.

Churwell Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Churwell Primary School (URN 107820), 73% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 57 families put Churwell Primary Academy as their first choice and 152 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Churwell Primary Academy are Asquith Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 64% reading, 58% maths); Morley Victoria Primary School (0.7 miles, 85% reading, 92% maths); Seven Hills Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); and Lift Cottingley (0.9 miles, Good, 82% reading, 85% maths).

Churwell Primary Academy is one of 6 schools run by Resilience Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

8.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 28 pupils (6%) received SEN support and 8 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Morley Rail Station, about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lane Side, 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Churwell Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

The secondary schools closest to Churwell Primary Academy are The Morley Academy (1.2 miles) and Bruntcliffe Academy (1.3 miles).